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Definition of querulous adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

querulous

 adjective
adjective
NAmE//ˈkwɛrələs//
 
, NAmE//ˈkwɛryələs//
 
(formal) (disapproving)
 
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complaining; showing that you are annoyed synonym peevish He complained in a querulous voice about having been woken up.
 
adverb “What is going on?” she asked querulously.
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